Scrapbook, 1958-1959

File — Volume: 3925.003, Volume: 3925.C

Identifier: 3925.C

University of Alabama Army ROTC Scrapbook, 1958-1959

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Scope and Contents

The 1958-1959 scrapbook contains approximately sixty-six photographs, and fifty-three of those have captions either identifying the person(s) or the event. Army ROTC events and groups documented include Color Guard; distinguished students; Military Ball with Ray McKinley and Glenn Miller Orchestra; Pi Tau Pi Sigma (Signal Corps Honorary Fraternity); Governor’s Day with Governor John Patterson and UA President Frank Anthony Rose; visits from GEN Mason and MG Alfred B. Dennison; Air Force ROTC; and commissioning ceremony.

Cadre: CPT R. Rice, LTC L. Blackwell, MAJ R. Lyon, CPT S. Biles, CPT J. Wolff, CPT C. Bradshaw, COL J. Williams (Professor of Military Science and Tactics PMST), CPT G. Amburgey, CPT W. Madigan, CPT S. Elias, LTC P. Troup (not pictured); MSG W. Allen, MSG R. Doss, MSG J. Nunnelly, SGT R. Barnhardt, MSG W. McGuffey, MSG C. Reese, SFC J. Lee, SFC W. Clark, SFC R. Oliver, and MSG R. Wilson (not pictured).

Significant persons: Alabama Governor John Patterson, University of Alabama President Frank Anthony Rose, Ray McKinley and Glenn Miller’s Orchestra (distant image).

Sponsors: Cam Craig, S. O’Flinn, V. Thomas, M. McClinton, S. Sanders, B. Trent, J. Carlson, Tutter Heinz, and C. Perkins.